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Jessica Henwick talks making it, diversity and Nicolas Cage
Read full article: Jessica Henwick talks making it, diversity and Nicolas CageJust before Jessica Henwick was cast in โGame of Thronesโ and โStar Wars: The Force Awakens,โ the then-aspiring actor had already left Los Angeles for her hometown in England.
Janelle Monรกe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'
Read full article: Janelle Monรกe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'As much as Janelle Monรกe has been a natural, full-body entertainer and a red-carpet head-turner, it has sometimes seemed since her two 2016 big-screen debuts in โHidden Figuresโ and โMoonlightโ that Hollywood hasnโt known quite how to fully harness the wide-ranging talents of such a self-propelled, mold-breaking Black female artist.
New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'
Read full article: New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'This weekโs new entertainment releases include Mariah Carey in concert on CBS singing Christmas songs, a free stream of the beloved 1965 animated special โA Charlie Brown Christmasโ and megahit "Top Gun: Maverickโ lands on Paramount+ on Thursday.
New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'
Read full article: New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'This weekโs new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series โCriminal Minds: Evolution,โ a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendaleโs male strip clubs.
In a first, Netflix's 'Glass Onion' to play in major chains
Read full article: In a first, Netflix's 'Glass Onion' to play in major chainsFor the first time, the major U_S_ theater chains will play a Netflix release after exhibitors and the streaming service reached a deal for a nationwide sneak-peak run of Rian Johnsonโs โGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.โ.
Steven Spielberg's 'Fabelmans' wins Toronto audience award
Read full article: Steven Spielberg's 'Fabelmans' wins Toronto audience awardSteven Spielbergโs autobiographical coming-of-age drama โThe Fabelmansโ won the Toronto International Film Festivalโs top prize, the Peopleโs Choice Award, solidifying its early status as Academy Awards frontrunner.
Rian Johnson unpeels 'Glass Onion,' his 'Knives Out' sequel
Read full article: Rian Johnson unpeels 'Glass Onion,' his 'Knives Out' sequelThree years after premiering โKnives Outโ at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rian Johnson has returned to the scene of the crime to debut his whodunit's much-anticipated sequel, โGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery."
Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans'
Read full article: Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans'Steven Spielberg premiered his much-anticipated โThe Fabelmansโ to thunderous applause at the Toronto International Film Festival, debuting his most autobiographical film and one the 75-year-old filmmaker said heโs been building toward his whole life.
'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to debut at TIFF
Read full article: 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to debut at TIFFโGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,โ writer-director Rian Johnsonโs follow-up to his whodunit hit โKnives Out,โ will premiere at this yearโs Toronto International Film Festival.
New this week: 'Jungle Cruise' and music from Prince, Eilish
Read full article: New this week: 'Jungle Cruise' and music from Prince, EilishThis weekโs new entertainment releases include new music from producer and multiinstrumentalist Jack Antonoff and Billie Eilish, whose upcoming โHappier Than Everโ is the second studio album from the 19-year-old superstar.
Netflix lands 'Knives Out' sequels in high-priced deal
Read full article: Netflix lands 'Knives Out' sequels in high-priced dealFILE - Daniel Craig attends the "Knives Out" photo call on Nov. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. Netflix said Wednesday, March 31, 2021, it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson's acclaimed 2019 whodunit, "Knives Out." Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig returning as inspector Benoit Blanc. It also lands Netflix something it has dearly sought: the kind of major film franchises that traditional studios have long depended on. Made for $40 million, โKnives Outโ grossed $311.4 million in worldwide ticket sales and landed Johnson an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay.
Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing about
Read full article: Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing aboutFILE - Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)Itโs one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didnโt like the film that made him a legend. Please.โBorn in Toronto in 1929, Plummer was the great grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott and fell for the theater at a young age.
โSoul,โ โMa Raineyโsโ among AFIโs top 10 films of the year
Read full article: โSoul,โ โMa Raineyโsโ among AFIโs top 10 films of the yearThis image released by Netflix shows, from second left, Norm Lewis, Clarke Peters Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Delroy Lindo in a scene from "Da 5 Bloods," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixarโs jazz themed โSoulโ and two of Chadwick Bosemanโs final films: the August Wilson adaptation โMa Raineyโs Black Bottomโ and Spike Leeโs Vietnam drama โDa 5 Bloods,โ both of which are Netflix films. AFI also selected Warner Bros.โ Black Panther Party film โJudas and the Black Messiahโ which will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1. The AFI also named its top 10 television shows, including Netflixโs โThe Queenโs Gambit,โ the Disney+ phenomenon โThe Mandalorianโ and Apple TV+โs โTed Lasso.โThe selection jury included filmmakers Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang. The group also included a special citation for โHamilton.โIn lieu of the annual luncheon celebrating the honorees, AFI will hold a virtual benediction on Feb. 26 streaming on YouTube and the AFI website.